Cytological screening for cervical cancer (the Pap smear), the first attempt at mass screening for a human malignancy, is often presented as a non-problematic demonstration of the feasibility of such screening. Screening for this tumor became a model for screening for other malignancies: breast, colon and prostate. My text follows the early history of the Pap smear and the conditions that led to its transformation into a routine screening test, despite persistent problems in stabilizing the readings of microscopic slides. It then analyzes the consequences of diffusion of the Pap smear, controversies surrounding this test, the mutual shaping of diagnostic tests and the disease cervical cancer, and the problematic extension of the lessons lea...
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer, the pathogenesis of which is multifaceted, was the leading cause of dea...
Most invasive cervical cancers in industrialized countries are due to the lack of Pap test coverage,...
Background: Cervical cancer is the second most preventable cancer in women worldwide, and the fifth...
International audienceCytological screening for cervical cancer (the Pap smear), the first attempt a...
O câncer de colo uterino apresenta alta mortalidade no Brasil, apesar dos programas para rastreament...
Objective: To examine previous Pap smear history in women screened for cervical cancer with cytologi...
Objective: This paper is aimed at discussing the risks and difficulties found in the prevention and ...
Cervical cancer is a public health problem worldwide, which is associated, in many cases, with infec...
BACKGROUND: The Cervical Cancer Database of the Brazilian National Health Service (SISCOLO) contains...
O câncer de colo uterino apresenta alta mortalidade no Brasil, apesar dos programas para rastreament...
abstract: Cervical cancer, which many physicians of 2019 consider to be a success in terms of establ...
grantor: University of TorontoThe value of secondary prevention of cervical cancer by scre...
Cervical cancer detection and prevention has paved the way for a myriad of cancer screening programs...
Cervical cancer is the third most common type of cancer amongst women, compared to other neoplasms, ...
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common reason for cancer death amongst women worldwide, with 500 ...
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer, the pathogenesis of which is multifaceted, was the leading cause of dea...
Most invasive cervical cancers in industrialized countries are due to the lack of Pap test coverage,...
Background: Cervical cancer is the second most preventable cancer in women worldwide, and the fifth...
International audienceCytological screening for cervical cancer (the Pap smear), the first attempt a...
O câncer de colo uterino apresenta alta mortalidade no Brasil, apesar dos programas para rastreament...
Objective: To examine previous Pap smear history in women screened for cervical cancer with cytologi...
Objective: This paper is aimed at discussing the risks and difficulties found in the prevention and ...
Cervical cancer is a public health problem worldwide, which is associated, in many cases, with infec...
BACKGROUND: The Cervical Cancer Database of the Brazilian National Health Service (SISCOLO) contains...
O câncer de colo uterino apresenta alta mortalidade no Brasil, apesar dos programas para rastreament...
abstract: Cervical cancer, which many physicians of 2019 consider to be a success in terms of establ...
grantor: University of TorontoThe value of secondary prevention of cervical cancer by scre...
Cervical cancer detection and prevention has paved the way for a myriad of cancer screening programs...
Cervical cancer is the third most common type of cancer amongst women, compared to other neoplasms, ...
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common reason for cancer death amongst women worldwide, with 500 ...
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer, the pathogenesis of which is multifaceted, was the leading cause of dea...
Most invasive cervical cancers in industrialized countries are due to the lack of Pap test coverage,...
Background: Cervical cancer is the second most preventable cancer in women worldwide, and the fifth...